Aviation Crash Map

Cessna 180 N67178

2 September 2012 · Kenai, Alaska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 2 September 2012 at about 23:30 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N67178, operated by Garret Van Horne, was involved in an accident near Kenai, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 23:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Kenai, Alaska, United States
Coordinates
60.8228, -151.8183
Aircraft
Cessna 180
Registration
N67178
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Garret Van Horne
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Anchorage → Kenai
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ANC12CA099

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in a nose over.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was landing a tailwheel-equipped airplane on a remote, unimproved airstrip. During the landing roll, the main landing gear struck a concealed tree stump, and the airplane nosed over, sustaining substantial damage to the wings and fuselage. There were no reported preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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